Essays about: "Josef Meens Eriksson"

Found 2 essays containing the words Josef Meens Eriksson.

1. 1. Getting motor fuel taxes right : An empirical application on Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Josef Meens Eriksson; [2018]
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   Abstract : I estimate optimal passenger car fuel taxes for Sweden while accounting for negative externalities such as congestion, accidents, CO2 emissions, particle pollution, road reinvestment need, winter road maintenance need and noise. By allowing for tax interaction effects with the broader fiscal system the fuel tax substitutes for the tax on labour income, consequently the optimal fuel tax may deviate from fuel tax level proposed by the Pigouivan principle. READ MORE

3. 2. Wealth inequality and redistribution : Possibilities of redistributive policies with an application to Sweden, Germany and the UK.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Josef Meens Eriksson; [2017]
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   Abstract : The aim of the study is to answer what governments can do to work against increasing wealth and income inequalities. In a theoretical part I describe how inheritance and income inequality are important driving factors to wealth inequality and the potential role of the government to counteract increasing monetary inequalities. READ MORE